Criminal justice clients in Brookline, MA. make their way into drug and alcohol rehab facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating these individuals is more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Brookline, MA., but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.