The topic that I studying is the extent of the coronavirus outbreak among the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio. This study will test the policies and procedures and examine the effects of the COVID -19 lockdown. The study will further determine if the policies and procedures were successful and or useful on the staff and prisoners. Many inmates in this particular correctional institute have expressed immense fear concerning the virus's spread within the facility. Causes of this fast spread are evident from the large number of inmates confined within one dormitory, lack of clean clothes and equipment for inmates, and prison staff, including wardens, not adhering to set regulations such as wearing masks (Vose, B., 2020). Methods (4–5 pages): Outline how you would propose to conduct your applied research study. Make sure to address the following items: ·         Main concepts to be studied (e.g., substance abuse treatment and recidivism). ·         Conceptual and operational definitions for your primary study variables. For example, you might conceptualize recidivism as re-offending following completion of a substance abuse treatment program; and you might operationalize recidivism as any conviction for a crime occurring within one year of program completion. ·         Research hypothesis/questions that the applied study would address/answer were it to be conducted. ·         Sampling design or strategy for your study. Explain how you would identify members of the population and how you would select the study sample. ·         Research design. Will the data be quantitative, qualitative, or both? Would the study involve: experimental design, quasi-experimental design, process evaluation design, outcome evaluation design, cross-sectional or longitudinal design, etc.? Explain the rationale for your selections. ·         Data collection. How would you collect the data? Would you use quantitative surveys/questionnaires, qualitative interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and/or secondary data, for example? Discuss any data collection tools you would use, including examples of questions you might ask or data fields that you might collect. ·         Ethical considerations. Describe how you would ensure the protection of any human subjects and confidentiality of data for your proposed study. VI. Conclusion (1 page): Provide a summary of the problem and plan for studying the issue, emphasizing why the research is important and what would be accomplished were the proposed study to be conducted.