Criminal convictions can be applying in many ways; this mean that convictions are not always related to spend time in jail or prisons. The district attorney’s offices realized that there’s some much more to do not just prosecute the offenders and punish them and send them jail. Although, Traditional prosecution will be just using the programs of deterrence as a way of punishment without given the rehabilitation option to the offenders. In the other hand, the alternative prosecution is a sentence made to prevent or reduce the crimes. The alternatives prosecutions can be: Three different adult felony drug court programs, Mental Health Court for adult felonies, the Drug Offender Reform Act for adult felonies, Truancy Court for juveniles, Drug
