MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – The Vermont Attorney General’s office said Friday it will do a statewide review of police agencies’ use of non-lethal force in the wake of a pair of incidents involving stun guns.

Attorney General William Sorrell said his office would examine best practices, policies and procedures in a bid to come up with a statewide standard that police would follow in using bean bags, Tasers and other non-lethal weapons.

The review will include a probe into two incidents last month in Brattleboro in which police used Tasers to subdue people, Sorrell said.

“We’ll ask departments for their policies on the use of non-lethal force, and we intend to meet with some as well as look at the factors surrounding the incidents in Brattleboro,” said Assistant Attorney General Cindy Maguire. “We should have a consistent practice across the state,” she said.

The incidents have prompted outrage in Brattleboro, where 50 people turned out for a lunchtime protest Tuesday carrying signs, one of which read “Protect and serve, not shock and awe.” But the Selectboard this week lifted a temporary suspension on the use of Tasers by police, saying they are necessary weapons.

On July 3, Brattleboro police used a Taser to subdue an unruly patient at Brattleboro Retreat.

On July 24, they used one again on two protesters who chained themselves to a barrel and refused orders to leave following a demonstration.

Police have long defended the use of stun guns, saying they allow rank-and-file officers to subdue violent or menacing people without killing or injuring them.

Maguire said it will months before the review is completed.

On Friday, Vermont State Police said they used a Taser on a Vermont State Hospital patient found jumping in front of vehicles on Interstate 89 in Waterbury.

The man, who was identified as Justin Ponzio, 27, became aggressive with police and ignored warnings that he might be hit with the stun gun, Vermont State Police said. When he assumed a “fighting stance,” he was hit with the Taser, according to State Police.

Ponzio, who was uninjured, was examined by an ambulance crew and returned to the hospital.