''Recruits'' is an Australian

factual television Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These types of programs are also described as observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television. The genre ...

program that premiered on Channel Ten on 4 May 2009. A second season began on 29 July 2010.

Overview

Recruits follows the day-to-day life of a group of police recruits on their way to becoming police officers in the

New South Wales Police Force The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862. With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, policing an area of 801,60 ...

. It follows two groups of Policing recruits and Probationary Constables from the New South Wales Police College at

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, showing how they use their training and skills as probationary constables in the state.

DVD releases

As of April 2015 series 1 and 2 DVD have been discontinued, series 1 can be found on DVD sites like eBay. But series 2 is rare to get on DVD now.

References

Australian factual television series Network 10 original programming Television shows set in New South Wales 2009 Australian television series debuts 2010 Australian television series endings Documentary television series about policing Australian English-language television shows {{Australia-tv-prog-stub