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Oscar Rantatalo

I am a professor at the unit of police work at Umeå University. I currently do resarch on digitalized police work, and specifically investigation of online child sexual abuse (CSA). 

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher
0000-0003-1440-0470

Contact

E-mail
oscar.rantatalo@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 65 64

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Unit of Police Work
Location
Polisutbildningshuset, Humanioragränd 3 Umeå universitet, 907 36 Umeå
At the interface of extreme contexts and strategy as practice
Cambridge handbook of strategy as practice, Cambridge University Press 2025 : 773-788
Hällgren, Markus; Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola
Nonprototypical managers: the identity work of young managers in relation to age-based stereotypes
European Management Journal
Irehill, Hanna; Rantatalo, Oscar; Lundmark, Robert; et al.
The mismatch between teaching and assessing professionalism: a practice architecture analysis of three professional programmes
Studies in Continuing Education, Routledge 2025, Vol. 47, (1) : 228-247
Liljeholm Bång, Maria; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; et al.
Emotional management in professional education: a practice architecture analysis of emotionally challenging simulations
Studies in Continuing Education
Liljeholm, Maria; Stjerna Doohan, Isabelle; Rantatalo, Oscar; et al.
Learning in a state of inadequacy: simulations of extreme events as preparation for crisis
Vocations and Learning, Springer 2025, Vol. 18, (1)
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Hällgren, Markus
Forming habits in emergency organisations: training for extreme situations
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 33, (3)
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Hällgren, Markus
Wellbeing among police personnel investigating online child sexual abuse: a scoping review
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
Lundmark, Robert; Lindholm, Alva; Lindberg, Ola; et al.
Participation and power in the civilianized police: how feminine and professional symbols challenge the masculine police community
Vocations and Learning, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 18
Poikela, Cassandra; Lindberg, Ola; Haake, Ulrika; et al.
Co-creation to increase cross-functional collaboration in police investigations of online child sexual abuse: a qualitative study protocol
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Sage Publications 2025, Vol. 24 : 1-7
Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola; Lindholm, Alva; et al.
The importance of 'workarounds' in simulation training: a case study of a first responder mass casualty incident MR simulation
Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 54
Sjöberg, David; Rantatalo, Oscar; Baxter, Rebecca; et al.
Civilianisering av polisen: forskning om genus, status och professionsgränser inom den brottsutredande verksamheten i Sverige
Pedagogiska rapporter från Pedagogiska institutionen, 103
Haake, Ulrika; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; et al.
Workplace learning, power, and practice: modes of participation for civilian criminal investigators
Vocations and Learning, Springer 2024, Vol. 17, (1) : 43-65
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Haake, Ulrika
The investigation of online child sexual abuse cases in Sweden: organizational challenges and the need for collaboration
Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, Universitetsforlaget 2024, Vol. 11, (1)
Lindholm, Alva; Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola; et al.
The enactment of professional boundary work: a case study of crime investigation
Professions & Professionalism, Oslo: OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University 2024, Vol. 14, (1)
Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola; Haake, Ulrika
Doing gender and professional identity: inclusion and exclusion of female civilians in criminal investigations
Policing & society, Routledge 2023, Vol. 33, (8) : 893-907
Haake, Ulrika; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar
Leadership in swedish public organizations: a research review in education and care
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, VIA University College 2023, Vol. 13, (2) : 63-85
Haake, Ulrika; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; et al.
Motivating Police Reform Through Multimodal Sensegiving How Change Was Promoted Through Videos in the Swedish Police Reorganisation
Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, Universitetsforlaget 2022, Vol. 9, (1) : 1-18
Kihlberg, Robert; Rantatalo, Oscar
Sensemaking in detective work: the social nature of crime investigation
International Journal of Police Science and Management, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 23, (2) : 119-132
Hällgren, Markus; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar
Criminal Investigation in Rural Areas: How Police Detectives Manage Remoteness and Resource Scarcity
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 15, (2) : 1352-1366
Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola; Hällgren, Markus
Police students' values of enduring and emerging competence areas in police education
The Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives on Police Education and Recruitment, Routledge 2020 : 143-169
Karp, Staffan; Kohlström, Kirsi; Rantatalo, Oscar; et al.
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen
Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020
Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Varför en antologi om reflektion?
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen, Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020 : 12-14
Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Berättelser från polispraktiken: hur studenters upplevelser och erfarenheter kan bidra till utvecklingen av professionellt kunnande
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen, Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020 : 100-110
Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen: var står vi och vart är vi på väg
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen, Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020 : 174-183
Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Erfarenheter och effekter av reflektionsinriktad portfoliometod
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen, Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020 : 53-63
Rantatalo, Oscar; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Padyab, Mojgan
Forskning om reflektion inom polisen: en översikt
Reflektion som professionsverktyg inom polisen, Umeå: Enheten för polisutbildning, Umeå universitet 2020 : 28-41
Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan
Understanding technology use through multimodal layers: a research review
The international journal of information and learning technology, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2020, Vol. 37, (5) : 375-387
Schnaider, Karoline; Gu, Limin; Rantatalo, Oscar
Supporting roles in live simulations: how observers and confederates can facilitate learning
Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Routledge 2019, Vol. 71, (3) : 482-499
Rantatalo, Oscar; Sjöberg, David; Karp, Staffan
What students who perform in "secondary roles" can learn from scenario training in vocational education
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, University of Bremen 2019, Vol. 6, (1) : 46-67
Sjöberg, David; Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Unravelling Meritocracy: Inclusion and Exclusion in Recruiting Academics
Abstracts: Inclusion and Exclusion, Resources for Educational Research?
Haake, Ulrika; Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar
Stories of policing: the role of storytelling in police students' sensemaking of early work-based experiences
Vocations and Learning, Dordrecht: Springer 2018, Vol. 11, (1) : 161-177
Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan
Liminal practice and reflection in professional education: police education and medical education
Studies in Continuing Education, Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 40, (3) : 351-366
Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola
Negotiations and Research Bargains: Bending Professional Norms in the Effort to Gain Field Access
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 17, (1) : 1-11
Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola; Kihlberg, Robert; et al.
Police leaders make poor change agents: leadership practice in the face of a major organisational reform
Policing & society, Abingdon: Taylor & Francis 2017, Vol. 27, (7) : 764-778
Haake, Ulrika; Rantatalo, Oscar; Lindberg, Ola
Policy ideals for a reformed education: How police students value new and enduring content in a time of change
Journal of Workplace Learning, Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2017, Vol. 29, (7/8) : 524-536
Kohlström, Kirsi; Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan; et al.
Graduate employability as social suitability: professional competence from a practice theory perspective
Graduate Employability in Context: Theory, Research and Debate , London: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 : 255-272
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar
Making sense through false syntheses: Working with paradoxes in the reorganization of the Swedish police
Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 33, (3) : 175-184
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Hällgren, Markus
Police bodies and police minds: professional learning through bodily practices of sport participation
Studies in Continuing Education, Routledge 2017, Vol. 39, (3) : 371-387
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Stenling, Cecilia
Polisiär cykelpatrullering: en kunskapsöversikt och explorativ fallstudie om trafiksäkerhetsarbete i gång- och cykelnätverk
Polisutbildningens skriftserie, 6
Rantatalo, Oscar
Media representations and police officers’ identity work in a specialised police tactical unit
Policing & society, Vol. 26, (1) : 97-113
Rantatalo, Oscar
Using police bicycle patrols to manage social order in bicycle and pedestrian traffic networks: a Swedish case study
The Police Journal, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 89, (1) : 18-30
Rantatalo, Oscar
Den pluralistiska ledarskapsforskningen: en översikt över svenska avhandlingarom ledarskap 2003–2014
Nordiske organisasjonsstudier, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget 2016, Vol. 18, (3) : 3-29
Rantatalo, Oscar; Haake, Ulrika; Lindberg, Ola; et al.
Collective reflection in practice: an ethnographic study of Swedish police training
Reflective Practice, Routledge 2016, Vol. 17, (6) : 708-723
Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan
Police education in transformation: How police recruits in European countries value new and enduring educational content in a time of uncertainty and change?
EuroCrim 2016: 16th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Abstracts
Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan; Kohlström, Kirsi; et al.
Police bodies and police minds: Occupational socialization through sport
2016 Triennial Conference European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) - Imagining Diverse Futures for Adult Education: Questions of Power and Resources of Creativity: Book of Abstracts : 80-80
Rantatalo, Oscar; Stenling, Cecilia; Lindberg, Ola
Acting in scenario training as a tool for developing professional knowing in police education
Nordiska polisforskningsnätverkets nyhetsbrev
Sjöberg, David; Karp, Staffan; Rantatalo, Oscar
Policy Ideals for a Reformed Education: Police Students' Occupational Attitudes in a Time of Change
9th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning: 9-11 December 2015, School of the Arts Singapore : 1-15
Kohlström, Kirsi; Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan; et al.
Competence in professional practice: a practice theory analysis of police and doctors
Human Relations, Sage Publications 2015, Vol. 68, (4) : 561-582
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar
Police leadership practice in times of uncertainty and organisational turmoil
Working and learning in times of uncertainty: challenges to adult, professional and vocational education, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers 2015 : 103-116
Lindberg, Ola; Rantatalo, Oscar; Haake, Ulrika
Hur utvecklas nya polisers reflexiva förmågor under yrkessocialisation? En agenda för framtida forskning.
The past, the present and the future of police research: proceedings from the fifth Nordic police research seminar, Växjö: Linnæus University 2015 : 171-184
Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan; Ghazinour, Seyedmehdi; et al.
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