Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Auditors



We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form S-8 No.  333-_____ ) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our
report  dated  January 31,  1997,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements of Forensic  Technologies  International  Corporation included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP



Baltimore, Maryland
June 25, 1997