

In 1960, Hare completed a Master of Arts in psychology at the University of Alberta. In 1959, he married Averil Hare whom he met in an abnormal psychology class, and a year later, their daughter, Cheryl, was born. Hare attended the University of Alberta for a Bachelor of Arts degree which ended up 'more by default' with an emphasis on psychology. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Calgary.

Hare's father was a roofing contractor and his mother was of French Canadian descent. Hare was born on January 1, 1934, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

He advises the FBI's Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center (CASMIRC) and consults for various British and North American prison services. Hare developed the Hare Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-Revised), used to assess cases of psychopathy. He is a professor emeritus of the University of British Columbia where he specializes in psychopathology and psychophysiology. Hare CM (born 1 January 1934) is a Canadian forensic psychologist, known for his research in the field of criminal psychology. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science
