Steve Hewitt did his graduate work at the University of Saskatchewan and taught there and at the University of Indianapolis. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Purdue University in Indiana from 2000 to 2002. He has written two books on the history of Canadian policing and security, co-written another on Canada and the Cold War, and is the author of several articles and chapters in books. He has also appeared on BBC Radio and Television, CBC Television and Radio and published several opinion pieces in the media, including in the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail.