THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF NINE PUBLICATIONS DOCUMENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, THE GUIDE OPENS WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE NOSR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. THE STRATEGY INVOLVES HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE GAIN A SENSE OF COMPETENCE, USEFULNESS, BELONGING, AND POWER THROUGH ACCESS TO ROLES, POSITIVE LABELING, AND INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. FOCUSING ON DELINQUENT AND PREDELINQUENT YOUTH, THE STRATEGY HOLDS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO KNOW WHAT THEY NEED FOR POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE NOSR APPROACH EMPHASIZES THE COMMUNITY'S OWN CAPACITY TO DETERMINE AND RESOLVE INTERNALLY ITS PROBLEMS BY ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AND EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LIMITED RESOURCES. THE GUIDE PRESENTS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP, RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, AND LINKAGE OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE TECHNICAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE. THE FIRST GROUP DETERMINES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHILE THE SECOND ESTABLISHES A YOUTH NEEDS DATA BASE, APPLIES RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS, AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAM OPERATION. SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED REGARDING REPRESENTATION IN THE TWO GROUPS. SAMPLE POLICIES AND AGENDA ARE PROVIDED. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF NOSR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE TARGET COMMUNITY. FOR A RELATED DOCUMENT AND OTHER NOSR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES, SEE NCJ 44987 AND 44989-44996.