This theory predicts that white-collar offenders are as criminally versatile and as prone to deviance as common offenders. Data were gathered mainly from the most recent 120 presentence investigation reports from each of the 5 largest districts and the most recent 40 presentence investigation reports from the three smaller districts. Results revealed that some white-collar offenders were involved in crime and deviance to much the same degree as typical street criminals. However, a large majority differ significantly from street criminals in these regards, contradicting the theory and limiting its generality. Findings suggest that the theory's rejection of motives as important causal forces is misguided and that a more complex causal structure is needed to account for patterns of white- collar offending. Tables, notes, appended methodological information, and 42 references (Author abstract modified)