Ray Wyre

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| occupation = Criminologist

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| known_for = Pioneer in the treatment of sex offenders

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Ray Wyre (2 November 1951 – 20 June 2008) was a pioneer in the treatment of sex offenders.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/lastword_11july2008.shtml |title=Ray Wyre: Pioneer in the treatment of sex offenders who has died aged 56 |last=Wilson |first=John |date=11 July 2008 |department=Last Word |website=BBC Radio 4 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 July 2021}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/aug/08/psychology.ukcrime |title=Ray Wyre: Trailblazing therapist with a unique approach to sex offenders |last=Marriot |first=Edward |date=8 August 2008 |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 July 2021}} He set up the first residential treatment centre for sex offenders, the Gracewell Clinic, in 1988 in Birmingham.[http://www.scotsman.com/news/sex-crime-expert-ray-wyre-dioes-aged-56-1-1434453 Sex crime expert Ray Wyre dies aged 56], scotsman.com; accessed 17 January 2016.

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.