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 1997 Stock Option 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