At its annual general meeting this week, the group is asking members to back a motion calling for the executive committee to take action on the issue.
The terms of an ASBO currently last for two years for young people. Pauline Batstone, chair of the association and YOT manager in Bournemouth and Poole, said this is a period of their life when young people change rapidly.
"We want shorter orders so we can do concentrated work with individuals," she said.
Another motion calls for an overhaul of the arrangements for dealing with young people who are convicted of an offence listed under Schedule 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. This requires anyone who commits an offence against a child to be registered for life, even if the offender is a child.
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