Military law enforcement operates under rules and pressures very different from civilian policing. James Glass and Mark Zeid draw on their military experience to explain how jurisdiction, geography, and chain of command shape investigations on bases and in deployed environments. This session gives writers a realistic understanding of how military law enforcement works and how to portray those roles accurately in fiction.
Why Setting Can Make or Break an Amateur Sleuth
Moderated by Linda Sands, Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lois Winston, and Maria Hudgins focus on how setting shapes an amateur sleuth. They discuss how environment influences behavior, opportunity, and credibility, and why place matters as much as personality.
