Joe Davis has been a trainer, college instructor, consultant, and professional speaker since 1979 and in 1986 founded Davis & Associates. He retired from the Orange County (CA) Sheriff's Department after nearly thirty years, rising to the rank of captain. He has a Masters Degreee in Public Administration, is a graduate of the California Command College and FBI Incident Command School, and has authored or co-authored twelve college textbooks and police training books.

Joe was one of twelve criminal justice professionals selected to participate in the development of the California Public Safety Ethical Leadership Program. Sponsored by a grant from the California Community College Chancellor's Office, the 160-hour curriculum is based on the humanities, and utilizes the Phi Theta Kappa (community college honor society) leadership curriculum model.