Ray Wyre

Ray Wyre (2 November 1951 – 20 June 2008) was a pioneer in the treatment of sex offenders.^[1]

Ray Wyre
Born	Hampshire
Nationality	British
Occupation	Criminologist
Known for	Pioneer in the treatment of sex offenders

Born in Hampshire, his work as a probation officer in prisons brought him into contact with some of Britain's most dangerous violent and sexual offenders, including Reggie Kray and Robert Black.^[2] He set up the first residential treatment centre for sex offenders, the Gracewell Clinic, in 1988 in Birmingham.^[2][3]

Wyre had three children, all from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He died of a stroke and was survived by his wife Charmaine and his children.^[2]

Bibliography

• Women, Men & Rape (1990), with Anthony Swift^[2][4]
• The Murder of Childhood: Inside the Mind of One of Britain’s Most Notorious Child Murderers (2nd edition, 2018), with Tim Tate^[2][5]