EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
Mace Security International, Inc. on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-31757, filed
on July 22, 1997) of our report dated June 18, 1999, with respect to the
combined financial statements of Genie Car Wash Inc. of Austin, Genie Car Care
Center, Inc. and Genie Car Service Center, Inc. included in Mace Security
International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 1999 (as amended
August 2, 1999 on Form 8-K/A), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                         /s/ D. Williams & Co., P.C.

Lubbock, Texas
July 28, 1999