Individuals in Shamokin Dam with DUI/DWI are sometimes court ordered to go to a drug and alcohol treatment program, most often when they are first time offenders and in lieu of other court penalties. While being sentenced with a DUI/DWI in Shamokin Dam usually comes with substantial fines and even incarceration in some cases, the criminal justice system is at times more apt to help rehabilitate the individual instead of penalizing them. Allowing people with DUI/DWI to participate in a drug and alcohol treatment program as an alternative to other methods of punishment has shown to be successful in keeping people in Shamokin Dam out of the criminal justice system because of DUI/DWI in the future.