EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-19251) pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan (As Amended),  in the
Registration  Statement  (Form S-8 No.  33-30357)  pertaining  to the 1997 Stock
Option  Plan,  and  in  the  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8  No.  33-30173)
pertaining to the Employee Stock  Purchase  Plan,  all of Forensic  Technologies
International Corporation, of our report dated February 4, 1998, with respect to
the audited financial  statements of Klick,  Kent, & Allen, Inc. included in the
Current Report (Form 8-K) filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

 


Annandale, VA
July 14, 1998