People in Avenal with DUI/DWI are often court ordered to enroll into an alcohol or drug treatment center, most often when they are first time offenders and in lieu of other stiff penalties. Although being convicted of a DUI/DWI in Avenal often comes with large fines and even incarceration in some instances, the criminal justice system is occasionally more apt to help rehabilitate the person rather than penalizing them. Allowing people with DUI/DWI to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center as a substitute to other methods of justice has shown to be successful in keeping people in Avenal out of the criminal justice system because of DUI/DWI in the future.