Criminal justice clients in Belmond, Iowa often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they feel that rehabilitating them is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be very effective not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Belmond, Iowa, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.