C. R. Hewitt

Cecil Rolph ("Bill") Hewitt (1901–1994) was a police officer, journalist, editor, and writer. He served with the City of London Police from 1921 to 1946, rising to the level of Chief Inspector. He then left the force and became a journalist, writing on issues such as censorship and capital punishment. Known as C.R. Hewitt, he also wrote many books and articles, such as Believe What You Like, under the pen name of C.H. Rolph.

As C.H. Rolph he was a founding member of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, of which he served as Chairman in the 1960s.

He was on the editorial staff of the New Statesman (1947–1970), where he "acquired an outstanding reputation as one of the foremost commentators in the country on legal and social matters". He also contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Chambers Encyclopedia, Punch, The Week-End Book, The New Law Journal, The Times Literary Supplement, and The Author.

Articles
C. R. Hewitt also contributed to periodicals under the name C. H. Rolph. This is a partial bibliography.
 * Police Duties. 200 points in police law with an appendix of examination questions (Police Review Publishing Co, London, 1936) The author is uncredited in the publication but it is apparently by C. R. Hewitt.
 * A Licensing Handbook by C. R. Hewitt (Police Review Publishing Co, London, 1947)
 * Crime and Punishment (Current Affairs, no. 112, 14 pages with illustrations, 1950)
 * The Law is Yours (Daily Mirror, London, 1964)
 * As I Was Saying (Police Review, London, 1985)