Rod Morgan said some councils' use of ASBOs was undermining efforts to keep young offenders out of jail.
He added that some authorities imposed such rigid restrictions on them that young people were being set up to fail.
ASBOs are a civil order but breach of them can result in five years in jail or a young offenders' institution.
The guidance, which will be produced with the Association of Chief Police Officers, is set to be published next month.
A spokeswoman for the board said: "There is no point in using ASBOs unless they are brought in alongside other forms of intervention. We need to find a coherent way to ensure young people are at a lesser risk of anti-social behaviour."
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