Oftentimes, male officers try to protect female officers by keeping them out of hazardous situations, thereby not allowing female officers to "prove themselves." This falls under what issue for women and policing?

Social protection.

Explanation:

Scial protection is the action offered to female by the male whereby the male believe that the females are incapable of protecting themselves. to some people, it is an impulsive action carried out while others, it is not.

This action tends to limit the contribution of the women to efffective policing leading to some women believe that they are emasculated in their profession. This action has lead to the birth of Feminism which believe that women and men has equal rights and should not be treated as someone that is incapable of doing things by themselves.