Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized by a profound lack of remorse, impulsivity, superficial charm, callousness, manipulation, narcissism and criminal behavior violent and serious repeat offender (Hart & Hare, 1997). Its effect on society as a whole is considerable: while true psychopaths are rare in the general population, studies indicate that 5 to 6 percent of prisoners exhibit symptoms consistent with psychopathy – and that this small fraction of offenders is responsible of up to 50 -60% of crimes committed (Lynam, 1998). As psychopaths are notoriously resistant to treatment (Dolan & Coid, 1993; Dolan & Doyle, 2007), much of the existing literature has focused on attempting to identify the psychological and social correlates of psychopathic behavior with the aim of to learn more about the etiology and risk factors leading to the development of this disorder. Psychopathy has been studied primarily in adult populations, but in recent years, growing evidence supports the existence of psychopathic traits in children and adolescents (Boccaccini et al., 2007; Farrington, 2005; Salekin and Lochman , 2008). ; Salekin, 2010). This literature is particularly important for identifying potential interventions in children that may serve to decrease the likelihood that childhood psychopathic traits will develop into full-blown psychopathy in adulthood. The most defining characteristic of psychopathy is the presence of callous and unemotional traits, characterized by fearlessness, lack of awareness, and low emotional reactivity to aversive stimuli. The presence of callous and callous traits in children and adolescents has been shown to represent a unique risk factor for development...... middle of article ......evelopment, 79(2), 252-268. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01124.xStickle, TR, Kirkpatrick, NM, & Brush, LN (2009). Callous-unemotional traits and social information processing: Multiple risk factor models for understanding aggressive behavior in antisocial youth. Law and Human Behavior, 33(6), 515-529. doi:10.1007/s10979-008-9171-7Viding, E., Simmonds, E., Petrides, K.V., and Frederickson, N. (2009). The contribution of callous and impassive traits and conduct problems to bullying in early adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(4), 471-481. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02012.xWaschbusch, DA, Walsh, TM, Andrade, B.F., King, S., & Carrey, NJ (2007). Social problem solving, conduct problems, and callous and callous traits in children. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 37(4), 293-305. doi:10.1007/s10578-006-0033-6