According to NTU Social Work associate professor Chen Yu-wen, "Running away from home often leads to other problems and other kinds of deviant behavior," such as selling sex, theft, and participation in gangs. "Running away" is not inherently criminal, then, but problems arise in the risks that it involves.
「逃家通常連帶有其他問題和偏差行為，」台大社工系副教授陳毓文表示，如果不看援交、偷竊、混幫派等問題行為，「逃家」本身無罪，只是暴露在風險中。