Excited Delirium : Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease

Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús examines the emergence of "excited delirium syndrome" in the 1980s, a fabricated medical diagnosis used to justify and erase police violence against Black and Brown communities in the United States.

• | Author: Aisha M Beliso-de Jesús
• | Publisher: Duke University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 06, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1478026324
• | ISBN-13: 9781478026327