Criminal justice clients in New Hope often end up in alcohol and drug rehab facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these types of individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabbing them is more productive for society and for the individual, rather than sending them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabbing this type of client in New Hope, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of cases out of the criminal justice system for good.