Ray Whitrod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Whitrod

Australian police officer

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1915

Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2003

Profession: police officer, air navigator, academic, criminologist, air force officer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Raymond Wells Whitrod, (16 April 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Australian police officer and criminologist.
He was considered a world leader in the way society treats victims of crime.
He was known as a man of high professional standards, with a commitment to justice, equity and integrity.
He became best known for his term as Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, resigning in protest in 1976 at the corruption then endemic in Queensland, and in particular over the appointment by the Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, of Terry Lewis as Assistant Commissioner.