Criminal justice clients in Balch Springs often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they believe that rehabbing these individuals will be more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Balch Springs, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system for good.