Criminal justice clients in Altoona often end up in alcohol and drug treatment programs due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some courts put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they believe that treating these persons will be more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be extremely successful not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Altoona, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.