UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.


SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.     )*

Detection Systems, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common
(Title of Class of Securities)

250644101
(CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  _X_ . (A 
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on 
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item I; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, 
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

CUSIP No. 250644101

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gardner Lewis Asset Management      23-2778393

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * 
(a) __
(b) __

3 SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
285 Wilmington - West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, PA  19317

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
295,300

6 SHARED VOTING POWER
12,600

7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
307,900

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
307,900

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* __

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.05%

12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IA

*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer. Detection Systems, Inc.

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.  130 Perinton Parkway, 
Fairport, NY  14450

Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing.  Gardner Lewis Asset Management, L.P.

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.  
285 Wilmington - West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, PA  19317

(c) Citizenship.  USA

(d) Title of Class of Securities.  Common

(e) CUSIP Number. 250644101

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), 
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) __ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
(b) __ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) __ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) __ Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act
(e) X  Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) __ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) __ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note:
See Item 7)
(h) __ Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.  Ownership
(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned		307,900
(b) 	Percent of Class		5.05%
(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
	(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote		295,300
	(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote		12,600
	(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 	
	307,900
	(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of	0

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following __.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable

Item 10.  Certification
The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed 
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the 
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such 
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant 
in any transaction have such purposes or effect.

Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete 
and correct.

02/13/98
Date


Signature

W. Whitfield Gardner    Chairman and CEO
Name/Title