Criminal justice clients in Burlington often end up in drug rehab facilities because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Some courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they consider that rehabbing these individuals is more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be quite effective not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Burlington, but also in keeping them sober and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system for good.