Criminal justice clients in Peterson, Minnesota often end up in alcohol and drug treatment programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they believe that rehabbing these persons is more helpful for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very workable not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Peterson, Minnesota, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in a number of situations away from the criminal justice system once and for all.