Criminal justice clients are a large portion of clientele who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Northampton and across the nation. Court systems in the U.S. are finding it more beneficial to rehab men and women who have found their way into the court system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with time in jail and other such rulings. It has proven more effective to tackle the trouble of drug addiction directly, than to enforce such penalties. The majority of individuals who do not wind up in alcohol and drug rehab will often turn right back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, whilst criminal justice clients in drug rehab often don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at remaining sober and away from the court system for good.