Light 'Em Up - A penetrating investigation of the psychopathology of the criminal mind and why people commit crimes with Dr. Doug Smith, Forensic Psychiatrist for The Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board

A penetrating investigation of the psychopathology of the criminal mind and why people commit crimes with Dr. Doug Smith, Forensic Psychiatrist for The Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board

06/20/21 • 55 min

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On this intense episode of Light ‘Em Up we delve into the deep, dark recesses of the brain and investigate the psychopathology of criminal behavior, mental illness and drug addiction.
We probe and investigate why people commit crime.
We are “on the record” with Dr. Doug Smith, DFAPA, Medical Director for the Summit County (Akron, Ohio) Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board. “Recovery starts here” - as it states on the ADM web site found at www.admboard.org.
The ADM Board is responsible for planning, funding, monitoring and evaluating treatment, prevention and support services for people who experience alcoholism, drug addiction and/or mental illness. We touch on some of the pillars of the “Stepping Up Initiative”, which is a pioneering collaborative program in The U.S., started right here in Summit County, involving judges, chiefs of police, social workers and clinicians.
At least 50% of individuals in prison on the state and local levels have moderate and/or severe mental illness – far higher than the general population, so, clearly there are pervasive issues as it relates to the connection of incarceration and mental health. Dr. Smith expressed that through their collective efforts, “The ADM Board labors daily to do their collective best to get people into care and treatment and not incarcerate them” – to “break the cycle of mental health issues feeding the criminal justice system and helping people to be diverted from incarceration and improve their quality of life and away from an institutional setting”.
“If we can figure out how to get people into treatments and treat their cycles of addiction and break their disease, we will stop the crimes,” he says.
“People need help – drug addiction and mental health suffering is not a moral failing on a person’s part – it is a brain disease. We wouldn’t make fun of someone suffering from cancer or any other disease, we shouldn’t stigmatize or belittle those who suffer from mental illness, PTSD or any disease of the brain, including addiction.”

In this explosive episode we drill deep and investigate:

The push factors why people commit crime: What is different in the brain of individuals who commit crime(s)? Oftentimes, criminal behavior is carried out to fuel an addiction. A person is either in the active process of: using a drug, obsessing about the drug or doing anything to acquire the substance, including robbing and even killing to acquire it.
We probe the deep, dark crevices of the criminal brain and the psychopathology of Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer (from Barberton, Ohio) who cannibalized his victims and investigate his dark, anti-social personality disorder issues that fed his insatiable necrophiliac desire to perform sex acts with the corpses of his murder victims.
What if a person is suffering from “command hallucinations” where they hear voices, and what do you do if those voices tell them to kill?
Killing and a lack of remorse: A person who possesses malignant narcissistic personality disorders coupled with a severe lack of remorse can commit horrible acts of violence, such as a bloody murder, then walk away from the crime scene, go home, make themselves a sandwich, turn on the TV and relax as if nothing has transpired.

I sincerely hope this episode educates, empowers and edifies you and provides you with some insight behind the crime scene tape as to what a Forensic Psychiatrist does, the types of clients s/he works with, and the problems that their patients suffer from.
Like, subscribe and tell a friend about “Light ‘Em Up”.
Thanks, Executive Producer Ph

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In this explosive episode we drill deep and investigate:

The push factors why people commit crime: What is different in the brain of individuals who commit crime(s)? Oftentimes, criminal behavior is carried out to fuel an addiction. A person is either in the active process of: using a drug, obsessing about the drug or doing anything to acquire the substance, including robbing and even killing to acquire it.
We probe the deep, dark crevices of the criminal brain and the psychopathology of Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer (from Barberton, Ohio) who cannibalized his victims and investigate his dark, anti-social personality disorder issues that fed his insatiable necrophiliac desire to perform sex acts with the corpses of his murder victims.
What if a person is suffering from “command hallucinations” where they hear voices, and what do you do if those voices tell them to kill?
Killing and a lack of remorse: A person who possesses malignant narcissistic personality disorders coupled with a severe lack of remorse can commit horrible acts of violence, such as a bloody murder, then walk away from the crime scene, go home, make themselves a sandwich, turn on the TV and relax as if nothing has transpired.

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undefined - The ABCs of Prison Ministry: Accept it, Believe it and Confess it! Church behind prison bars: Worship and Praise in "The Big House" with Minister Latif Ali, Prison Ministry Pastor.

The ABCs of Prison Ministry: Accept it, Believe it and Confess it! Church behind prison bars: Worship and Praise in "The Big House" with Minister Latif Ali, Prison Ministry Pastor.

Our worldwide footprint has EXPANDED! We’re currently airing in more than 74 countries!
On this in-depth new and trailblazing episode of Light ‘Em Up we go behind the armed gun turrets, high walls, razor wire and steel bars to talk candidly about church in prison.
An estimated 6,410,000 persons were held in prisons or jails or were on probation or parole in 2018, which marked a 19-year low in the number of persons under the supervision of U.S. adult correctional systems. The American criminal justice system holds, houses and confines almost 2.3 million people.
Today we have the distinct pleasure and honor of sitting and talking with one of my closest friends, Minister Latif Ali, about his walk with God and his nearly a decade of experience in prison ministry, sharing the gospel of the Lord inside state and federal penitentiaries.
“Even though a person has committed a crime or done wrong – no one is without fault, except Christ. God has spoken clearly and HE so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 - this directive does not exclude those that are incarcerated.”
Latif grew up in a unique experience, in a household with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, watching the love of their relationship thrive, endure and flourish, only ending through death which parted them.
His learning the word of the Lord was also unique: through the wonderful hymns played on the piano by his mother through her music ministry.
It was the Agape love shown to him by the Holy Trinity which drew him in and kept him as a follower of Christ.
As a lifelong student and instructor in the Criminal Justice System, I have come to know that the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. As a society how we treat those we incarcerate is a reflection on us as a collective people.
The thief on the cross next to Jesus on Calvary Mount found his way to spend eternity with Jesus simply for asking. All are loved by God and worthy of hearing and knowing the word of God, including those that are incarcerated.
In this intense episode: We examine the living word and interrogate, investigate and examine:
● How you go about working to replace the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal and re-birth as a new being in Christ Jesus, and restoring hope.
● How can an incarcerated person HAVE Only Positive Expectations, when so many things are stacked up against him or her for their successful transition out of prison and re-entry into society?
● His story that led him into Prison Ministry: How he came to know of, learn and develop in the word of God.
● An up close and personal look at what is “church” in “The Big House”? What does “church” in “The Joint” look like? His first-hand experiences in ministering to inmates.
● The “transformative things” he has observed in those who are incarcerated that attend the prison ministry worship services that he offers.
● There’s something about the sweet name of Jesus: The redemptive power of the word of God.
● Regarding Christ’s directive found in the Book of Matthew Chapter 18: verses 20-21...to forgive our brethren “seventy times seven” and directives to “turn the other cheek”: How would this be worked out in the hard and harsh realities of prison life where disrespect can bring death?
I sincerely hope this episode educates, empowers and edifies you and provides you with some insight as to the behind-the-scenes process of delivering the word of God to those incarcerated in prison.
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Executive Producer Phil Rizzo

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undefined - Part II: "I just want justice for my son." The disturbing case of Ter'Rion Dunn: An innocent young man charged with capital murder simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. An in-depth discussion with his mother, Kimkeshia Johnson-Byron.

Part II: "I just want justice for my son." The disturbing case of Ter'Rion Dunn: An innocent young man charged with capital murder simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. An in-depth discussion with his mother, Kimkeshia Johnson-Byron.

On this special investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up we revisit an extremely troubling case that our production team of investigators brought to your attention recently.

It’s the case of Ter’Rion Dunn in Butler, Alabama. Ter’Rion Dunn has been charged with Capital Murder. Capital Murder is, by far, the most serious of violent crimes in Alabama. Capital Murder is a Class A felony, carrying with it a potential 10 years to life sentence or even a possible penalty of death.

Typically speaking, a defendant or individual charged or suspected of capital murder involves allegations where that individual planned and possessed premeditation to commit murder.

Now, if you missed our first look at this troubling case, it’s season 2, episode 5 on March 20 of this year entitled: "I just want justice for my son." It runs just over 1⁄2 an hour, and I urge any listeners who may have missed it for any reason to listen to that episode. If you didn’t catch that episode, you can find it here: Buzzsprout
Today we have the distinct pleasure and honor to again be speaking with Kimkeshia Byron-Johnson, the mother of Ter’Rion Dunn.

On this smokin’ hot episode we uncover new blockbuster evidence and explore:

● How Ter’Rion Dunn is surviving some 19 months after being arrested and not being offered bail, languishing in jail, while the alleged trigger man is out on bond to move around freely and not being exposed to a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.

● The financial hardship of having a child wrongfully imprisoned and how this fact has impacted directly on Kimkeshia, her other children and the family as a whole – as family members of an incarcerated person are “hidden victims” as well.

● We petition you for assistance with for Ter’Rion in order to defray the mounting costs of his on-going legal defense. We provide the landing page that our Criminal Justice Foundation Justice Rolls Down has established to help accomplish that goal. That fund is LIVE and currently can be found at: https://gogetfunding.com/Justice4TerRion/

● We have discovered a letter from the Office of The Attorney General for The State of Alabama that raises interesting questions about the State’s case against Ter’Rion Dunn.

● We explore key foundational issues such as Ter’Rion Dunn’s alleged motive, intent and preparation to commit this crime.

● We explore a curious lack of evidence disclosed – as required by law – in the case against Ter’Rion Dunn, some 19 months after this crime was committed.

●In our educational component of the show, we review and define what the multiple motions filed in this case are and their purpose, including motions to suppress and inspect evidence and numerous others.

Our investigative reporting is impacting this case. From this deep southern state that gave us the railroading of The Scottsboro Boys, to Governor George Wallace, who in his 1963 inauguration famously vowed, “Segregation today! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!”, we update a case that raises questions as to whether a law enforcement misconduct still has a grip on the State of Alabama. Please listen to this important update episode of Light ‘Em Up and empower yourself with the truth. The truth disturbs, the truth divides, but ultimately, the truth delivers.
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