Background
Hepbron, James MErritt was born on February 17, 1891 in Chesterton, Maryland, United States. Son of Archer Maxwell and Lida Pleasanton (Merritt) Hepbron.
Hepbron, James MErritt was born on February 17, 1891 in Chesterton, Maryland, United States. Son of Archer Maxwell and Lida Pleasanton (Merritt) Hepbron.
Graduate, Baltimore City College, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, University Maryland, 1913. Studied penal and police methods and compilation of crime statistics, Europe, 1928.
Doctor of Laws, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, 1930. Doctor of Science (honorary), Temple University, 1934. Doctor of Humane Letters, Maryland College, 1939.
Public law books, 1913-1917;
member, Fosdick commission on training camps, 1917-1919;
member, United States Interdepartmental Board, 1919-1922;
assistant director, Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission, 1922-1924;
managing director, Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission, 1924-1953;
instructor in criminology, Johns Hopkins University, 1926-1928;
consultant, Pennsylvania State Crime Commission, 1928;
managing director, Community Fund, Baltimore, 1929-1954;
chairman parole board and director, Department Parole and Probation, Baltimore
police commissioner, City of Baltimore, 1955-1961. Consultant, lecturer Redpath Bureau. Member Maryland. Commision on Prevention and Treatment Juvenile Deliquency, 1956.
Administrative assistant United States Crime Committee (Kefauver Committee).
Member Governor's Advisory Committee on Unemployment Relief, Governor's Committee on InferiorCts., 1939, commission on arrangements of Attorney General's Conference on Crime, Maryland.Commn. on Inter-state Goodwill Industries. Consultant director Philadelphia Criminal Justice Chairman's Association finance committee American Prison Congress, 1931. Consultant Washington Criminal Justice Association.
President National Association of Crime Commission Executives, 1939. Member Maryland. Youth Commission, Mayor's Committee on Recreation, Baltimore, board Baltimore Council of Social Agys. Chairman Charities Endorsement Committee, Baltimore Council of Social Agys.
Director Community Placement bureau of Baltimore. Chairman advising committee Maryland. State Employment Svc.
Chairman Maryland. Commission Juvenile Delinquency, 1941-1943. Chairman Baltimore Youth Commission. Member general staff Civilian Defense Protective Superior vena cava syndrome, State Board of Welfare.
Mayor's Jail Committee. Trustee Morgan College. Past president Maryland.
Conference Social Work. Member Maryland Club.
Married Helen Lumianski, December 23, 1940.