Mischief:  Definition – to willfully destroy or damage property or data; interfering with the lawful use of property or data; interfering with any person in the lawful use of property or data  Found under Part XI of the Criminal Code – “Willful and Forbidden Acts”  A common form of mischief is vandalism  Under s. 430 (2), anyone found guilty of endangering a person’s life can be sentenced to life in prison

 “Public Mischief” is NOT the same crime  Found in Part IV of the Criminal Code – “Offences against Law and Justice”  Providing false information that misleads police in an investigation or tricks them into thinking a crime has been committed.

Fraud:  Definition – intentionally deceiving someone in order to cause a loss of property, money or services  Found under Part X of the Criminal Code – “Fraudulent Transactions”  The Crown must prove that the accused purposely intended to deceive  Common types of fraud = falsifying records, failing to collect fares, forgery, manipulating the stock market, adding minerals to a mine

 Penalties are determined by the value of the fraudulent transaction - under $5000 – hybrid offence - over $5000 – indictable offence; up to 10 years in prison

Prostitution:  Definition – the act of engaging in sexual services for money  Prostitution is NOT a criminal offence, but soliciting (communication for the purpose of prostitution) IS a criminal offence  Both the prostitute and the client can be charged with soliciting  Soliciting is a summary conviction offence

 “keeping a common bawdy house” – s. 210 is also a summary conviction offence  “procuring or living off the avails of prostitution” is an indictable offence

Gambling:  NOT a criminal offence, but offences can be committed in relation to gambling mostly related to illegal forms of betting and “keeping a disorderly house”  Exceptions – social clubs where gambling is not for profit