Criminal justice clients in Malta make their way into drug rehabilitation programs due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many judges put these types of individuals into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that rehabilitating them will be more helpful for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be very effective not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Malta, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many instances out of the criminal justice system permanently.