Criminal justice clients in Hereford make their way into alcohol and drug rehab centers because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the drug treatment system because they consider that treating these persons will be more productive for society and for the person, rather than putting them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Hereford, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.