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Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences That Are Insufficient for Identification

Research presentation · February 13, 2026

Dr. Stoney presented Phase 1 results from a National Institute of Justice–funded study testing whether latent fingerprint impressions judged "no value for identification" (NVID) nonetheless carry measurable associative value for casework. He described methods, sample screening, preliminary score-based likelihood results (mean ~100,000), and next steps into case-level impact (Phase 2).

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