In Dawson, McCuish, Hart, and Corrado (2012), a case study was performed on two adolescent males involved in intensely violent offenses. Hours of interviewing both youth, separately, indicated a callous and unemotional disposition, extreme desire to exert interpersonal dominance over others, and contemptuous attitudes towards individuals whom they felt were 'low functioning', 'ignorant', and 'histrionic'. They viewed their relationships as 'temporary', 'replaceable', and 'contingent on a lack of expectation and personal opinion'. They viewed themselves as 'on a different intellectual level', 'able to project whomever they wanted to be', 'manipulative', and deserving of special treatment due to 'exceptional abilities'. Although lower levels of self control were present in both youth, this construct central to criminological theories insufficiently explained their offenses, which were often thoroughly planned. Greater precision appeared necessary to explain why these specific types of offenders were involved in crime. This revelation serves as part of the motivation for writing this article as well as part of the motivation for compiling this special issue on psychopathy.